Food Network Giada Gets Dirty, 'Bama Cheerleaders Report For Duty & Leaked Trump-RFK Phone Call Is A Wild Ride

Nothing like waking up after a sports-less Hump Day and watching eight straight hours of major tournament golf. You wanna get America fired up for the back-half of 2024? This is the way. 

And, again, I'd like to commend the muckity-mucks for their Day 1 coverage. I can't tell you how enjoyable it was to fire up the colored TV, turn to an actual station – no stupid streaming – and be able to just … watch golf. What a concept. 

Now, did it help that I hit an early two-leg, three-ball parlay this morning? Not at all. When you cash an easy $100 ticket before breakfast, knowing you have a $1,600 bill waiting for you at the auto shop after lunch, it makes the day a bit more palatable. A bit. 

Speaking of that … I think I got screwed by the warranty company. They're bigger crooks than insurance companies at this point. They wouldn't cover some leaky shocks that really should've been replaced. Why? No idea. The mechanic was stunned by it. I bet it was because the shocks are currently … fine. But they're leaking. And they'll need to be replaced at some point. 

So I told them to keep the damn things right where they are, and I'll blow them off at some point down the road and THEN make those crooks pay for them. Take that, losers. If I'm going down, I'm going down swinging. 

On that invigorating note, welcome to a Thursday Nightcaps – the one where we get dirty with Food Network star Giada De Laurentiis and go from there. Sound good? Good!

What else? I cannot get enough of this leaked phone call between RFK and Trump. Can't. Won't. I've watched it a billion times. Just two buds shooting the shit about Trump nearly being murdered like they're back in college. Captivating stuff. 

I've also got the University of Alabama cheerleaders getting locked in for fall camp, Lane Kiffin stuffing Paul Finebaum in a body bag on live TV, and a couple WILD scenes out of Royal Troon from earlier today. 

Chin up, Tiger!

Grab you a drink – Lord knows I will – and settle in for a Thursday 'Cap!

What a morning of golf content 

After a night of nothing, we all woke up this morning to British Open golf. Well, frankly, some of you probably went to bed with it earrrrrrrly this morning. I don't have that sort of stamina in me anymore, so I chose to catch up during my morning coffee. 

Anyway, we got one Tiger roar early on, which was cool. He even gave us a fist-pump, which I feel like we haven't seen in years. That was nice. 

And then, of course, the wheels fell off in pretty standard fashion at this point. Sad. We really didn't appreciate that 2019 Masters win enough, did we? I thought I did at the time, but now, looking at how awful he is now, I realize I didn't. It's sad to watch. 

I did appreciate the announcers accusing him of popping pills on live TV. That was a twist I certainly did NOT see coming, but one I obviously welcomed because it was a wild thing to hear during a round of golf. 

Big Cat wasn't the only one who caught my eye this morning from Royal Troon, either:

This Trump-RFK Jr. call is fascinating 

That last one spoke to me. Big time. I don't get it? I was so confused all morning trying to decipher these scorecards that USA Network was throwing up there. 

Hey, dummies – just leave the pars alone. That's the universal signal for par, right? Circles are for birdies, which I know little about. Squares are for bogeys – which I have mastered over the years. Pars are to be left alone. They're not great, they're not awful. They're just … pars. They don't need any fancy colors or shapes. 

Look at that card! Nobody who is currently sitting at 4-under should have a scorecard that looks like that. Was I the only one or did y'all want to throw your TV into the road as well?

Moving on …

Did anyone catch this leaked Trump-RFK conversation from earlier this week? I feel like it didn't get nearly enough attention, but I was fascinated by it. 

1) How does that happen? How does Bobby – as Trump calls him – let that video go live? Wild. 

2) I can't stop staring at the look on RFK's face the whole time. I can't tell if he's confused, bewildered, in awe … a little of everything? It's mesmerizing. 

3) Politics are so wild to me. These dudes are just casually talking about vaccines killing kids like it's nothing. Such a wild arena. 

… but it doesn't hold a candle to this Kiffin-Finebaum exchange 

I don't know why, but I can't get enough of it. Stuff like that just fascinates me. Seeing the inner-workings of how all this ugly stuff works? Inject it into my veins, Bobby!

Now, that was cool and all, but it's got NOTHING on this little exchange earlier today between good pals Paul Finebaum and Lane Kiffin. 

Hey, Paul – you're a loser! Get something right just one time for me!

Alabama cheerleaders gear up for the season, ESPN's wild list & Food Network's Giada takes us home

I mean, just a dagger – and on Paul's very own show, too! Hilarious. Lane Kiffin, bringing this sort of heat in July – days after his dad died – is such a power move. Guy doesn't blink. 

He's ready for the damn season, and so are the Alabama cheerleaders!

On that note, let's rapid-fire this bad boy into a big Thursday night:

Football is just about here, boys and girls. When the Alabama cheerleaders officially report for duty, it's all hands on deck. Time to go. I believe fall practices open in about two weeks. We're almost back. Just hold on a little longer. 

In the meantime, let's check in with ESPN's new list of top-100 athletes since 2000:

Look, it's an impossible job. I know what they're doing. You HAVE to fill space in the middle of July, and these stupid lists are just what the doctor ordered. I get it. 

But, you're also gonna open yourself up to ridicule … and I have some obvious issues:

- Michael Phelps at 1 is fine. That's fine. No problem there. 

- Simone Biles at 7? OK. 

- Pat Mahomes at 18? Come on. He's better than just about everyone on this list. 

- Lewis Hamilton at 19 was predictable because of how insanely woke he is. 

- Diana Taurasi at 21 (!!!!!!)? Be honest, did you know who she was before Caitlin Clark? Do you even know now?

- A-Rod at 43? Why?

- There's a skier at 44 that I promise you nobody has ever heard of. 

- Adrian Beltre at 52 is the most random thing I've ever seen on any list ever. 

- Shohei at 63 is laughable. 

- Charles Woodson at 100 felt like they just put a name down because they were sick and tired of compiling this stupid list. I respect that. 

Anyway, like I said – it's a hard thing to do. They're gonna get the #clicks out of it, so it's a success. But still, some WILD choices. 

OK, that's enough for today. I'm tired. You're tired. Take us home, Giada. 

See you tomorrow. 

OutKick Nightcaps is a daily column set to run Monday through Friday at 4 p.m. (roughly, we’re not robots).

Zero chance you agree with that list, right? Email me at Zach.Dean@OutKick.com.